Variable-speed governor.



No. 757,269.. PATENTED APR. 12, 1904. G. W. GASTEEL.

VARIABLE SPEED GOVERI IOR APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 190s.

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Iatented. April 12, 1904.

GEQRGE'W. 'CASTEEL,. OF TEXARKANA, TEXAS.

VARIABLE-SPEED seventies.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent no. 257,269, dated April 12, 1904..

Application filed hiay fi, 1903. Serial No- 155,811. (No model.) I

To all whom ifmay concern:

- Be it known thatI, GEORGE W. CAs'rEEL, a

citizen of the United 'States, residing at Texarkana, countyof Bowie, and State of Texas,

have invented a certain new and useful Im-' indicates the revolutions of the motor also in dicates the speed per hour the vehicle is trav cling.

This appliance is'applieable to all forms of motor-vehicles, either steam, electric, or gas engines driven motors, but is particularly adapted to the latter class.

' With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combi.

nation of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the artto which this invention appertains may understand how 'to make and use the same, the construction and operationwill now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which is represented a longitudinal sectional view through the balance or fly wheel and the sleeves upon the driving-shaft, the balance of the mechanism being shown in diagram.

A represents the driving-shaft, and B the balance or fly wheel secured thereon.

(I is a collar secured upon the driving-shaft rigidly and adapted to revolve therewith. EX- tending outward from opposite sides of this collar are the right-angle arms I), to the ends of which are pivoted the bell-eranklevers E. To the end of one member of each of the bellcrank levers are secured weights or balls F,

which are adaptedto act as usual in governors and be thrown outward by centrifugal motion. The ends of-the other members of the bellcrank levers E lie within an annular groove .G, formedin the sleeve H, which sleeve is adapted to revolve with the shaft, but can also slide longitudinally thereof.

I, is a groove-collar loosely surrounding the shaft A and adapted to slide longitudinally thereof; The end of a bell-crank-controlling lever J lies within the groov of this collar, and this lever is held in any position set by the rack-and-pawl mechanism K. Of course i it is understood that this lever is pivoted to a stationary portion of the framework.

L is a spring interposed between the collar 1 and the sleeve'H, so that when the collar I is forced toward the sleeve H-the tension of the spring L will tend to force ,the sleeve H toward the collar G.

M is a lever pivoted to some stationary portion of the framework at M, and one end of this lever is connected to the collar .1, so as to move with said collar in its siidingmovements. The other end of the lever is in the form' of a segment N, concentric with the pivotal point M. teeth formed thereon which mesh with asmall pinion 0, journaled in some stationary portion of the framework, and this pinion is secured upon the same shaft as the indicatinghand P. hand passes over a dial Q, which dial contains two different sets of numbers, one adapted to indicate the revolutions of the motor and the other the speed at which the vehicle is traveling per hour.

R is a lever pivoted to some stationary por tion of the frameworlnandone end of this lever lies within the annular groove H, formed in the sleeve H, and the other end upon the opposite side of the pivotal point is connected by a rod or link S to the controlling mechanism of the motor, either a valve or rheostat, according to the motive power of the vehicle.

in operation by pressing downward upon the controlling-leverJ the collar 1 will be forced toward the sleeve H, and thus the spring L will be compressed, and the spring L pressing against the'sleeve H- will slide said sleeve toward'the collar 0 and in doing so Wlll rock the lever R, seems to increase'the power, and

The periphery of this segment has cog- The pointer N of this indicating b. format! away if] and 1 Ms anon W 'ing' mm and 0 my invmiat mribeii, v...

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